Everyone knows one person that is always on the go. Maybe that person is you. They are always coming from, on the way to, or in the middle of something. Productivity is extremely important to them and they definitely don’t want to waste any of their time. The iPad can be this persons’ best friend. It streamlines everything great about laptops, TVs, and just about every Apple product into one easy to carry device.

However, just having an iPad isn’t quite enough. In order to unleash its full potential you must download some top applications, and with over 140,000 different apps, this can be quite confusing. These five apps transform the iPad into an unstoppable force.

OnLive Desktop

The OnLive Desktop app brings the Windows OS to the iPad and does it extremely well. Without actually putting the whole OS on the iPad which would most surely slow it down, OnLive uses cloud based software in order to keep the iPad running as fast as it should. The same features that draw users to the iPad can be seamlessly integrated with OnLive such as the pinch zoom while still operating the different Windows products like you’re used to.

Bento

Filemakers Bento for iPad is an exciting organizational app that allows the user to create databases in order to organize their business and personal life simultaneously. Bento comes with 25 pre-loaded databases that make using the app extremely easy. The user can easily create contact pages for new leads or networking contacts and can even add voice recordings to each entry. One of the best features of Bento is that it allows you to wirelessly sync to a computer running the desktop version as long as they are on the same network.

Skype for iPad

Skype brings its formidable presence to the iPad in this great application. Everything great about Skype is on the iPad, except now it is more mobile than ever. This app offers the best of Skype including two-way video calling, instant messaging, and SMS texting. This is the perfect app for the on the go person by taking what is normally used on a bulky laptop, and integrating it with the iPad for ease of mobility.

DIRECTV for iPad

This incredible app from DIRECTV allows the user to watch, browse, and record any satellite TV show or on demand movie simultaneously no matter where they are. It can essentially turn your iPad into another TV that can be watched wherever you chose whether it’s in your house or on the go. If you are on the move and missing your favorite TV show, you can simply use the app to record it and then you can watch it at your leisure. This app can also show sports scores, schedules, and news.

iBooks by Apple

Last, but certainly not least is iBooks by Apple. Most people assume that Kindle is best book app out there but they are certainly mistaken. iBooks includes many books that have interactive features, videos, photos, diagrams, and more. It allows complete customization of the screen and font in order to make reading as comfortable on the eyes as possible. A great thing about using iBooks is that the cloud software Apple uses, allows users to sync any book they purchase to all of their other Apple products so that they can read anywhere and anytime. Apples iBooks is a great on the go app for the book lover.

Whether you are always on the go or you know someone who is, these applications for the iPad will make anyone’s life a lot easier. They will allow you to unleash the full potential of the iPad and to take the meaning of “on the go” to a whole new level.

This is a guest article by Matt Crowley, a writer for the website Broadband Expert where you can find satellite in your area and compare prices on different deals for your satellite TV necessities.